The Rwandan Ministry of Defence (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ingabo;[1] French: Ministère de la Défense) is in charge of the Rwanda Defence Force. The Minister of Defence is responsible for the conduct and implementation of defence programmes.

Affiliated agencies

The MOD has affiliated agencies:[2]

List of ministers of defence in Rwanda

No. Name Took office Left office Years served President
serving under
1 Calliope Mulindahabi 1962 1965 3 Grégoire Kayibanda
2 Juvénal Habyarimana 1965 1991 26
Juvénal Habyarimana
3 Maj.-Gen. Augustin Ndindiliyimana 1991 1992 1
4 James Gasana April 1992 July 1993 1
5 Augustin Bizimana July 1993 July 1994 1
Théodore Sindikubwabo
6 Maj.-Gen. Paul Kagame 1994 2000 6 Pasteur Bizimungu
7 Brig.-Gen. Emmanuel Habyarimana 2000 November 2002 2 Paul Kagame
8 Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi November 2002 April 2010 8
9 Gen. James Kabarebe April 2010 October 2018 8
10 Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira October 2018[3] 6 June 2023 5
11 Brig.-Gen. Juvenal Marizamunda 6 June 2023[4] Incumbent -

Source: Ministry of Defence, Republic of Rwanda. [5]

References

  1. ^ "bidding_notice.pdf Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ https://www.mod.gov.rw/ministry/agencies. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ 'Major General Murasira takes charge as the new Defence Minister', Ministry of Defence (Kigali),22 October 2018, accessed 29 October 2018, <https://mod.gov.rw/news-detail/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3925&cHash=d2570ee62d0c5cfac9daec33a48b81ea#.W9ZHFZMzbIU>
  4. ^ "Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge". The East African. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ^ Ministry of Defence (MOD), Republic of Rwanda. "The Minister". Retrieved 2012-10-17.

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